Adults "failing" Harry (was: Themes in OotP)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 120119


Lupinlore wrote:
"But the fact is, Dumbledore has let a lot of very delicate balls drop
 to the ground during his juggling act.  Now, one can argue that it's
unfair to expect him to deal with all of these delicate and complex 
issues.  But he has taken the responsibility on himself by the 
decisions he has made, and therefore the onus of failure belongs to  him."

Del replies:
I disagree. DD did not *choose* to take on those responsibilities. If
anyone let the balls drop, it was James and Sirius, when they came up
with the alternate Secret-Keeper plan *without consulting or even
informing DD*. Then James and Lily got killed, and Sirius (Harry's
*only* legal alternate guardian) got sent to Azkaban. DD had to deal
quickly with the messy aftermath of a situation he was in no way
responsible for.

Moreover, DD cannot trust anybody, because the events of Godric's
Hollow showed clearly that he can be fooled and anybody can be a traitor.

Del